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Show Jap Liner Has Narrow Escape San Francisco, Aug. 31. Tho Jap nneso liner hlyo Maru, which arrived hero today, reports that on tho night of August 2!), bIio was chased for four hours by a Gcnnun cruiser but escaped by crowding" on all speed. Tho cruiser appeared from tho rear about S:30 p. m. and threw a beam from her searchlight on the hiyo's stern. Captain Green, who Is a British Brit-ish olllcer In command detailed an extra force of stokers and soon was making 21 knots. Speed Too Great for Pursuer At this speed, ho began to draw away from his pursuer and was able to keep out of range of tho cruiser's bow chasors. Shortly after midnight, mid-night, tho last gleam of light from the cruiser wag swallowed In the night nnd tho hlyo shifting her course, was ablo to mako good her escape Sho appeared off the American coast this morning far north of the trade routo and hugged tho three mllo limit to port. The only German cruisers known to bo In tho Pacific waters nro the Letpslg and tho Nurnberg, both of which are rated as able to make 23 knots, but they had been long In southern waters when war broko out and must be foul, which is what the officers of tho Chlyo believe enabled them to escape Captain Green estimated his position posi-tion when tho chase began as Lat. 33.32.00 N. Long. 140.40.20 W. Passengers on the Chlyo reported that travel between Japan and all but American and Canadian ports has been suspended. |
